Carbon nanotube composite conductors

a carbon nanotube and composite conductor technology, applied in the field of composite conductor materials, can solve the problems of increasing conductivity normally accompanied by increasing weight and expense, and achieve the effect of reducing the cross-sectional dimension

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-04-28
TRIAD NAT SECURITY LLC
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[0007]The present disclosure also provides methods of forming conductive structures. These methods may include contacting (a) an elongate substrate and (b) a population of carbon nanotubes dispersed in a fluid medium so as to give rise to an article having a coating of nanotubes that surmounts at least a portion of the elongate substrate; and drawing the article so as to reduce a cross-sectional dimension of the article.

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The conductivity of these materials can be improved by increasing the amount of material (e.g., by increasing the wire diameter), but such increases in conductivity are normally accompanied by increases in weight and expense.

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[0067]The present disclosure may be understood more readily by reference to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying figures and examples, which form a part of this disclosure. It is to be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the specific devices, methods, applications, conditions or parameters described and / or shown herein, and that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments by way of example only and is not intended to be limiting of the claims. Also, as used in the specification including the appended claims, the singular forms “a,”“an,” and “the” include the plural, and reference to a particular numerical value includes at least that particular value, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The term “plurality,” as used herein, means more than one. When a range of values is expressed, another embodiment includes from the one particular value and / or to the other particular value. Simi...

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Provided are composites that exhibit improved conductivity characteristics as compared to existing conductors. The disclosed conductive composites include a substrate—e.g., a wire that is surmounted by a coating of carbon nanotubes. Substrates may be metals, ceramics, polymers (conducting, non-conducting, and semiconducting) The composites may also include metallic, ceramic, or polymeric materials—such as nanoparticles—that are disposed on or even disposed within the nanotube coatings. Also provided are related methods of fabricating the disclosed composites.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a national phase filing of PCT application number PCT / US2014 / 00131, with an international filing date of May 23, 2014, which claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. nonprovisional patent application No. 61 / 827,168, entitled “Carbon Nanotube Composite Conductors” and filed May 24, 2013, the disclosures of which are each incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present disclosure relates to the field of carbon nanotubes and to the field of composite conductor materials.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Conventional conductor materials (e.g., wires) can be heavy, particularly in the case of conductive materials as copper, steel, and other metals. The conductivity of these materials can be improved by increasing the amount of material (e.g., by increasing the wire diameter), but such increases in conductivity are normally accompanied ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H01B3/00H01B3/30H01B1/02H01B3/12C01B31/02B21C1/02
CPCH01B3/004C01B31/022B21C1/02C01B2202/22H01B1/026H01B3/12H01B3/30H01B1/023C08K3/08B32B9/007H01B1/04B32B5/00B32B5/02B32B5/022B32B9/00B32B15/00B32B15/04B32B15/20B32B27/00B32B27/06B32B2255/00B32B2255/06B32B2255/10B32B2255/28B32B2262/00B32B2262/106B32B2264/107B32B2264/108B32B2307/20B32B2307/202B32B2457/00C09D5/24C01B32/158C08K3/041C01B32/159C08K7/24
Inventor HOLESINGER, TERRY G.
Owner TRIAD NAT SECURITY LLC
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